Editors' Picks

The Oscar Documentaries, Part 2: ‘Searching for Sugar Man’

By Tom LeGro

In 1970, a singer-songwriter going by the name Rodriguez released an album called "Cold Fact." It got some good reviews but sold next to nothing, and within a few years Rodriguez had returned to life as a laborer in Detroit.

Can Folic Acid Reduce the Risk of Autism?

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Emery Co Photo. Could taking a vitamin supplement before and during pregnancy help reduce the chances of your child being diagnosed with autism later? According to a new Norwegian study, yes.

The Daily Frame

By Tom LeGro

Models pose wearing designs by Marc Jacobs at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

To Reid’s Disgust, Senate Republicans Delay Vote on Hagel

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. "Just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse." That was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., bemoaning a Republican filibuster of President Obama's nominee…

For Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Welcome Might Be Wearing ‘Thin’

By Larisa Epatko

The conflict between anti-government and regime forces in Syria -- pushing two years now -- has forced hundreds of thousands of Syrians from their homes and created a humanitarian nightmare for aid groups and others trying to help them.

Wouldn’t a Minimum Wage Hike Lower the Welfare Rolls?

By Paul Solman

Paul Solman answers Next Avenue readers' questions about whether a minimum wage hike would induce people to leave welfare, and whether such a hike would increase the government's tax revenue. Protesters advocate for raising the minimum wage outside…